Module: Shapes Buffer
(c) 2008 by O.Conrad
Menu: Shapes > Tools
Description
A vector based buffer construction partly based on the method supposed by Dong et al. 2003.

References:
Dong, P, Yang, C., Rui, X., Zhang, L., Cheng, Q. (2003): 'An effective buffer generation method in GIS'. Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium, 2003. IGARSS '03. Proceedings. 2003 IEEE International, Vol.6, p.3706-3708.
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Parameters
NameTypeIdentifierDescriptionConstraints
Input
Shapes Shapes (input)SHAPES
Output
BufferShapes (output)BUFFER
Options
Buffer DistanceChoiceBUF_TYPEAvailable Choices:
[0] fix value
[1] attribute field
Buffer Distance (Fixed)Floating pointBUF_DISTMinimum: 0.000000
Buffer Distance (Attribute)Table fieldBUF_FIELD
Scaling Factor for Attribute ValueFloating pointBUF_SCALEMinimum: 0.000000
Number of Buffer ZonesIntegerBUF_ZONESMinimum: 1.000000
Circle Point Distance [Degree]Floating pointDCIRCLEValue Range: 0.010000 - 45.000000